World No. 1 Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaras withdrew from the competition during the quarter-final match of the Paris-Percy tennis tournament due to injury, losing 6-3, 6-6 to the young Dane Holger. Ron.
The US Open champion opted to pull out of the second set tiebreak (3-1 end) after his first loss after suffering a medical timeout earlier in the match due to stomach pains.
Alcaraz hopes that the injury will not prevent him from participating in the final tournament, which will bring together the eight best players of the year, which kicks off in Turin on the 13th of this month.
Alcaraz, 19, would ensure he remains at the top of the world rankings, which he rose to after winning the Flushing Meadows last September, to become, at the age of nineteen, the youngest player to achieve that achievement until the end of this year. if he crowns the title in Paris.
Notably, Alcaraz’s best result since his victory at Flushing Meadows was reaching the semi-finals of the Swiss Basel Championship last week.
On the other hand, the 19-year-old, who finished 18th, reached the semi-finals at Paris-Bercy, where he will face the world’s eighth Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, who defeated the American Francis Tiafoe. 6-1, 6-4.
Source: agencies